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Paducah Photo 2013

Paducah Photo 2013 will award $2,500 to selected artists by three international jurors, exhibit photography in two galleries and provide exhibiting opportunities to local artists. Deadline for entry is May 1, 2013.

We are aware of an issue with our regional selections, due to a database error. We are working to correct the issue as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience.

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Meet the Jurors

Nathalie Daoust

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Whether in New York, Tokyo or Berlin, Nathalie Daoust has always asserted a childlike contempt for reality. With a passion for intimacy, this Canadian photographer, born and raised in Montreal, has devoted all of her art to unveiling the secrets hidden beneath the apparent stability of life. Daoust first broke onto the scene in 1997 while photographing the themed rooms of the Carlton Arms Hotel in New York. This project, her first solo exhibition, was then published into a book, New York Hotel Story.

Since then, Daoust has created several new conceptual projects that have taken her all over the world, from the love hotels of Tokyo, to a brothel in Brazil, to a darkroom in Sydney, to the dreamy landscape of the snow-capped Swiss Alps.

Her objective as an artist is to push the boundaries of photography through experimental methods. While working with new mediums and discovering new darkroom techniques, Daoust explores the undefinable realm between truth, fantasy and the human desire of escapism.

Laura El-Tantawy

lauraeltantawy.com

Laura El-Tantawy is an Egyptian photographer living between Cairo and London. She is represented by Vii Mentor.

She was born in Worcestershire, England to Egyptian parents & grew up between Saudi Arabia & Egypt.

In 2002, El-Tantawy started her career as a newspaper photographer with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel & Sarasota Herald-Tribune (USA). In 2006, she became freelance so she could focus on pursuing personal projects. In 2008, she was nominated & accepted as one of 15 young photographers from around the world to participate in Reflexions Masterclass, a two-year photography seminar directed by renowned Italian photographer Giorgia Fiorio and French curator Gabriel Bauret. In 2010, she was awarded a six-month fellowship at the University of Oxford (UK) to write about freedom of expression in Egypt and the role played by Internet blogging and independent newspapers in pushing the boundaries of free speech in Egypt.

In 2005 she started work on her first book exploring the identity and change facing her native Egypt. Her work has been published & exhibited in the United States, Europe, Asia & the Middle East and she has been recognized across several international awards.

In 2013, she will be taking part in the 4th edition of the Northern Lights MasterClass, an educational program for documentary photographers powered by the Noorderlicht Foundation in the Netherlands.

El-Tantawy is a graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia (USA) with a dual degree journalism and political science.

John Guider

johnguider.com

John Guider is a nationally recognized and award winning photographer and author who lives in Nashville TN. His images have been recognized in such major publications as Print, Communication Arts and Graphis. He is the recipient of many awards including a national Addy Award, the Cancer Society’s Excalibur Award, and the Nashville Advertising Federation’s highest award, the Silver Medalist in the year 2000.

His work and his adventures have been the feature of numerous magazine, television, and newspaper articles and broadcasts. In 2009, Guider was a guest author on renowned journalist John Seigenthaler’s television show, “A Word on Words”. John has been a guest speaker at events such as The Southern Festival of Books, PhotoArts Santa Fe, and the National Waterways Commission convention.

John’s underlying passion is his art and his work has been shown in museums and galleries across the country. His largest project, The River Inside, is the subject of a book by the same name and a popular traveling museum show.

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2013 Calendar

Feb 22	Paducah Photo 2013 opens for submissions
April 17	Deadline for early bird submissions: 10am CST
May 1	Deadline for late submissions: 11:59pm CST
May 15	Accepted Artists Notified
June 13	Deadline for accepted works delivered at Yeiser Art Center, matted, framed and ready to hang at 5PM
June 22	Show opens to public at Yeiser Art Center Opening reception, remarks, and awards presentation, 5pm - 7pm
August 3	Exhibition closes
August 9	Last day to pick up hand-delivered entries
August 10	Postmark deadline for return shipping

Regional Showcase

This year's Paducah Photo 2013 includes a second venue that will feature photography by regional photographers. The Paducah Photo 2013, Regional Showcase exhibition will be held concurrently at Maiden Alley Cinema with the Paducah Photo 2013. For more information please see "About the Competition".